Adrian So
2019 (HK)
Adrian has developed a broad criminal and civil practice and has experience in matters spanning a wide spectrum of practice areas. He has appeared both in his own right and as a led junior in the Court of Final Appeal, the Court of First Instance, the District Court and the Magistrates’ Courts. He also acted as counsel-on-fiat for the prosecution in the Magistrates’ Courts and is currently on the Legal Aid Panel for criminal matters.
Adrian has experience in a wide range of criminal cases, both at trial and appellate level, such as money laundering, corruption, dishonesty offences, sexual offences, assault offences, road traffic offences, drug-related offences and immigration offences. On the civil side, Adrian has accumulated experience in matters such as personal injuries, contractual, probate, company, land, commercial matters, administrative appeal, and other general civil disputes.
LL.M., University College London (2018)
P.C. LL., City University of Hong Kong (2017)
LL.B. with honours, Queen Mary University of London (2016)
General Crimes
General Civil (Contractual, Company, Contentious probate, Trusts and land disputes)
- HKSAR v Hui Lai Ki (2024) 27 HKCFAR 265 – acted for the appellant in the successful appeal against conviction which clarified the approach in a magistracy appeal under s.113 of the Magistrates Ordinance (led by Mr Bruce Tse SC and with Ms Manalie Chan)
- HKSAR v Shum Man Yu HCMA 222/2022 – acted for the appellant in the successful magistracy appeal against conviction on one count of possession of dangerous drugs (led by Mr Bruce Tse SC)
- HKSAR v Ip Ka Ming DCCC 539/2020 – secured acquittal for the defendant who was charged with riot and using facial covering at an unlawful assembly (with Ms Catherine Wong)
- HKSAR v Shek Wai Man & Others DCCC 232/2020 – secured acquittal for the 3rd Defendant who was charged with false imprisonment and attempted fraud (led by Mr Bruce Tse SC)
- Yuen Ling Hoi v Yuen Kwai Chun, the executrix of the estate of Wong Lai Ching, deceased and another – acted for the 1st and 2nd Defendants in the probate matter.
Other Members
Caspar Ng
Caspar practices in the full spectrum of criminal and civil matters. Since the commencement of his pupillage with Ms. Anita Yip SC, Caspar has especially enjoyed advising on chancery matters with a particular focus on matrimonial finances and family law, inheritance and probate, trust and administration, commercial and land disputes. He also accepts instructions to handle criminal matters as a defence attorney, or as a fiat-prosecutor on behalf of the HKSAR government.
Teresa Yu
Teresa joined Garden Chambers after reading law and serving pupillage with Mr Derek Chan S.C., Mr Charles J. Chan., Mr Stanley Siu, Ms Queenie Ng, and Mr Felix Li. In developing a broad mixed practice, Teresa has a particular focus on commercial disputes and land and trust related matters, as well as family law disputes. Teresa has advised and advocated for clients in a wide variety of civil and criminal matters and has, both as a sole advocate and a led junior, appeared in all levels of Court in her own right. In all cases, she is committed to resolving the disputes amicably wherever possible, and, where necessary, fight for respective clients in their best interests in mind.
Outside court, Teresa also accepts urgent engagement for legal visits and/or advice and saves no effort in contributing her time to the legal industry by accepting appointments from different institutions and organising events for budding and young legal talents and undertaking pro-bono legal services via multiple schemes.
Teresa’s diligent, accurate and eloquent advisory and advocacy are widely recognised in both Chinese and English matters.
Roy Chui
Called to the Bar in 2018, Roy specialises in chancery practice, focusing on commercial disputes, trusts, and company matters, alongside interests in competition and securities law. His practice spans trial advocacy, appellate work, and advisory.
Advocacy is a key focus in Roy’s practice. Roy simplifies complex legal arguments into clear, compelling presentations. His strong witness handling skills have been demonstrated through conducting High Court trials involving multi-day cross-examinations on his own right.
Roy accepts urgent instructions and is capable of delivering efficient support and preparing documents under tight deadlines.
Outside the law, Roy is an amateur triathlete and trail runner, currently training for a sub-5 hours half Ironman.
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